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Thursday, January 14, 2016

Afghanistan and the Taliban Terrorists

Our USA State Department was not sure whether or not the Taliban are still terrorists 3 years ago in 2013.

They had opened an office in Qatar to bring on stability without the USA's help. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has halted talks with the United States “to protest the way the Americans are reaching out to the Taliban in efforts to find a political solution to the war.” Karzai expressed his disappointment with the U.S. government for holding direct talks with the Taliban before bringing Afghan officials into the negotiations. Not terrorists? Then why did they kill " 14 Hazaras in Ghor Province? in 2014? Violent attacks in Afghanistan cause a surge in child civilian casualties and impeded access to medical care then. "The Taliban view the country's minority Shia community as apostates, and have targeted Hazaras in the past with suicide bombings and other attacks." In this case, they stopped a bus and killed the Hazaras on it who are Shi'ites. Are they really that much different from IS?

The Taliban has taken over much of Afghanistan and does not want their competitor, Daesh (IS) to enter this country, so they have warned them to stay away. "Afghan policemen stand guard near the site of a Taliban attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 27, 2015." The Taliban has been losing some of its fighters to Daesh in the last few months, something Western countries have also noticed in some of their population. In their letter to Bagdadi, they have appealed to him saying that the Taliban is based on "religious brotherhood "and asks him to understand and let them have a pass. Being the Taliban is a band of terrorists, there is more to it than brotherhood. They even attack Afghanis and Pakistanis.

The Taliban "is an Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistancurrently waging war (an insurgency, or jihad) within that country. From 1996 to 2001, it held power in Afghanistan and enforced a strict interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic law, of which the international community and leading Muslims have been highly critical.

Their ideology has been guilty of many outlandish acts "which resulted in the brutal treatment of many Afghans, especially women. During their rule from 1996 to 2001, the Taliban and their allies committed massacres against Afghan civilians, denied UN food supplies to 160,000 starving civilians and conducted a policy of scorched earth, burning vast areas of fertile land and destroying tens of thousands of homes. In its post-9/11 insurgency, the group has been accused of using terrorism as a specific tactic to further their ideological and political goals. According to the United Nations, the Taliban and their allies were responsible for 75% of Afghan civilian casualties in 2010, 80% in 2011, and 80% in 2012.They are worse than the Mafia was in the United States in the 20's and 30's, fighting off other equally nasty mobs aiming to take over. Osama bin Laden was taken out by the USA in Pakistan in May 2011. This also brought on the assassination of many important Afghanis by the Taliban insurgents. "The Afghan Taliban's main goal is a full withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan and the fall of the Afghan central government under Ashraf Ghani. The Taliban leadership operates in so-called leadership councils (shuras). The main Taliban leader was Mullah Omar, who reportedly died in April 2013. He was replaced by Mullah Akhter Mansoor, although some senior Taliban members do not recognize him as their leader."Afghanistan is not doing well. It is one of the poorest countries in the world with a population of about 28,395, 716 people who are 99% Sunni and some Shi'a. It's an Islamic state following the Hanafi and Jafari fiqhs like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, etc. It is the 12th largest Muslim majority state, whereas Pakistan is the 2nd largest with 172,800,000 population and 97% Sunni and Shi'a, also another Islamic state. Afghanistan is one of the least developed and most corrupt states in the world. .

Out of Afghanistan's population, about 13,750,117 were Pashtuns in 2008, just a little less than half the population. Some, no doubt, belong to the Taliban, but not all of them. Those that don't have suffered harm from them. The Pashtos are made up of several different tribes claiming descent from several different groups. An interesting point is that several tribes come from the Lost 10 Tribes of Israel. "According to Ethnologue, the total population of the group is estimated to be around 50 million, but an accurate count remains elusive due to the lack of an official census in Afghanistan since 1979. Estimates of the number of Pashtun tribes and clans range from about 350 to over 400."

Indian Bollywood actor, Saif Ali Khan's paternal ancestors were Pashtuns.The movie, Eklavya-The Royal Guard, stars Saif, of which is the only Indian video I possess. Born in New Delhi, India, he is the son of Sharmila Tagore, and Indian cricketer, Mansoor Ali Khan. Both his grandfather, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, and father were professional cricketers. His mother, Sharmila Tagore, an actress within her own rights, is the grand-niece of renowned Rabindranath Tagore, who converted to Islam after marrying Saif's father.

About Me

I'm the American Nadene Goldfoot. Another lives in England. I'm the one who went to Israel and lived there from 1980 to the end of 1985. I'm an amateur genealogist for our family who also has expanded interests into dna. I now spend my time writing in my 3 blogs teaching about Israel and defending her position.

On my tree I have found Rabbi Samson Wertheimer, RASHI, and King David through DNA testing. Another branch holds the kings and queens of England by genealogy. When current events become deplorable, I turn to this hobby for a lift. It's all whetted my appetite for ancient history of Israel.